Import/export HS code 160220: Animal liver products

Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Belgium 36,737,014
Romania 1,645,009
France 1,486,403
Ireland 1,456,429
Poland 323,837

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Belgium 20,323,513 16,413,501 -3,910,012
Romania 912,810 732,199 -180,611
France 951,921 534,482 -417,439
Ireland 883,907 572,522 -311,385
Poland 223,960 99,877 -124,083
Germany 128,067 54,675 -73,392
Czechia 102,742 60,954 -41,788
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880
Greece 43,910 38,655 -5,255
Spain 38,102 41,862 +3,760

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Belgium 28,731,126
Czechia 5,741,664
Italy 2,795,051
Romania 1,846,747
Ireland 1,156,947

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Belgium 14,732,861 13,998,265 -734,596
Czechia 3,592,016 2,149,648 -1,442,368
Italy 2,580,502 214,549 -2,365,953
Romania 990,207 856,540 -133,667
Ireland 686,323 470,624 -215,699
France 236,041 363,571 +127,530
Poland 225,236 119,137 -106,099
Germany 156,208 54,675 -101,533
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880
Bulgaria 57,089 34,623 -22,466

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Outer London - East and North East 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,185,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,686,149
Other 524,262
Air transport 8,804

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,253,652 16,931,663 -4,321,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,119,912 1,566,237 -553,675
Other 339,956 184,306 -155,650
Air transport 7,931 873 -7,058

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,214,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,466,129
Eurotunnel 7,319,613
London 2,123,605
Liverpool Docks 1,134,227

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 8,563,318 6,651,573 -1,911,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,549,700 5,916,429 -2,633,271
Eurotunnel 3,558,538 3,761,075 +202,537
London 1,206,702 916,903 -289,799
Liverpool Docks 665,103 469,124 -195,979
Immingham Docks 378,553 288,869 -89,684
000 339,956 184,306 -155,650
Middlesbrough 271,864 198,935 -72,929
Portsmouth 95,661 122,231 +26,570
Felixstowe 0 103,880 +103,880

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 24
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 14

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 41
54m+ 13
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 2

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 414,831
Cyprus 65,940
Bahrain 8,544
France 4,954

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 195,177 219,654 +24,477
Cyprus 0 65,940 +65,940
Bahrain 8,544 0 -8,544
France 0 4,954 +4,954

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 9,059
Ireland 3,083
Czechia 1,626
XI 1,120
France 523

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 4,816 4,243 -573
Ireland 3,022 61 -2,961
Czechia 1,118 508 -610
XI 1,120 0 -1,120
France 459 64 -395
Hungary 0 89 +89
Italy 0 21 +21
Belgium 0 18 +18

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,493
Other 75,680
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,940
Air transport 12,156

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,491 199,002 +57,511
Other 53,686 21,994 -31,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 65,940 +65,940
Air transport 8,544 3,612 -4,932

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 335,539
000 75,680
Felixstowe 65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,619

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Liverpool Docks 141,491 194,048 +52,557
000 53,686 21,994 -31,692
Felixstowe 0 65,940 +65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544 0 -8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,619 +3,619
East Midlands Airport 0 3,612 +3,612
Poole 0 1,335 +1,335

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160220

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver